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Escape room challenge

Wondering where to start with the Altair? Well, there is a built-in Escape Room Challenge. It's designed to be a brain teaser, frustrating and delighting in equal measure. Working in teams helps with problem-solving and if the challenge sees you are struggling, then more hints will be offered.

Good luck and have fun!

Start the Escape Room Challenge​

To get started with the challenge, follow these steps.

  1. Connect to the Altair emulator via the web terminal.

  2. Change to the C drive. From the command prompt, type:

    c:

  3. Start the challenge by running the start app. From the command prompt type:

    start

Spread the word​

Once you've completed the challenge then spread the word on Twitter. Use these twitter tags #AltairEscape and @dglover. Please include a link to the docs https://gloveboxes.github.io/altair_8800_posix_docs.

Avnet Azure Sphere Starter Kit​

If you are running the Escape Room Challenge on an Avnet Azure Sphere Starter kit then remember the challenge uses the light sensor and accelerometer.

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